Lace.



G. F. SCOTSON-CLARK.

LACE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-1.1917.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.4

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GEORGE F. SCOTSON-CLABK, F NEW YORTQN. Y.

LACE.

i To all ivhom z't may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. ScoTsoN- CLARK, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of'Manhattan, in the county and State o f New York, have invented a new and llmproved Lace, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Amon the principal ob]ects which the present invention has in view are: T o provide a permanent rigid extremity integrally -connected with the body of-the lace; to provide a fiat terminal for shoe and corset 1..'ces

which will not separate from the body thereof; to form a rigid terminal for laces without altering the external appearance of the same; and to simplify and cheapen the construction.

Drawings.

Figure l is a side view partially in section and on an enlarged scale of an end fragment of a lace; 1 Fig. 2 is a similar View, the core of the lace e'ing shown in section to disclose the strengthening member used in laces constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention;

.F ig. 3 is a similar view showin the end of the lace as partially covered witg cement;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the extreme ends of the lace drawn together over the opening in the core at the extremity of the stiiening member, the tips being coated with enamel, shellac or other suitable covering.

Description.

As seen in the drawin the lace has a covering fabric 9.' Thefaiiic 9 is constructed in any approved manner. Laces having the fabric 9 and core 10 are conventional in the art. When constructed in accordance with the present invention, a small section 11 of wire, wood, bone or other stiff material is forced through the core 10, the outer 'end of the core 10, and fabric 9, protruding over the extreme end of section 11. When thus disposed, the end of the lace is dipped and permeated with a setting or hardening cement or liquid and allowed to harden or set.

Patented oet. 22, 191s.

Application led October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,273.

Just prior to the final hardening or setting of the cement and the material impregnated thereby, the fabric and core are cut or sliced by some tool adapted -to draw the material toward the center of the lace. As shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the material is drawn over the opening in the core 10 to imprison or hold the section 11.

lVhen the permeated material has become set and hard, the tip of the lace is further treated by dipping lin a varnish or other material to render the surface impervious to moisture.

It will be understood that the coating varnish may be colored or suitably treated to enhance the appearance of the lace, or may be made transparent to show the structure of the fabric 9.

The tip can be pressed ina finishing device to rive it a pointed end, if so desired.

t is obvious that when laces are provided with stifened terminals or tips constructed as described, the same will not become separated from the body of the lace nor detract from the appearance of the lacing. Itis also obvious that the construction and arrangement are such that the cost thereof is materially reduced. Y

Claims.

l. A lace comprising a reinforced terminal section embodying a flexible core, a fabric covering therefor, a stiffening member centrally disposed in said core, and means for holding said member in said core, said means embodying a hardening cement incorporated in the structure of said core.

2. A lace comprising a reinforced terminal section embodylng a iexible core, a fabric coverin therefor, a stiifening member centrally disposed in said core, means for holdin g said member in said core, said means embodying a hardening cement incorporated 1n the structure of said core; and means closing said core over the end of said s'tiiening member, saidmeans employing said cement, the same being drawn over the opening in said core prior to the final setting of said cement.

GEORGE E. scoTsoN-CLARK. 

